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So let's see here, do you think for one moment, any of these over inflated egotistical, over paid "anchors" will act independently to bring you the real news, when they are paid this kind of money or would it be more accurate to say that they will keep their mouths "moving" in a way, that spouts only what they are told to say?

Seems the PEOTUS is still upset over his press treatment during the election.
However, because of the first amendment I suspect everyone of them will be around tomorrow regardless of being yelled at.

IMHO The new President will have to come to terms with the fact that millions of Americans sit down in front of their TV each night and depend on these talking heads for News.
Now that he has it out of his system, maybe something more constructive can be accomplished on the news dissemination front.
Going to be a long four years if we have to wait on Twitter feeds for Presidential decrees.

The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but
progress. -- Joseph JoubertAttachment 1008

Well good luck to him, but I think expecting one of the elite to do battle on your behalf is wishful thinking. Independent or not Mr Trump's moral standards seem to exemplify those whom you hope he will pull down.
The system is rotten and became rotten when you need such the vast sums to run a presidential campaign, other countries are much more wary of the kind of influence that so obviously entails. Will he change that? Bernie would have.
I think this presidency will be very good for 'Trump Inc' and other fat cats but there will be very little in it for the poor man on the street. Who knows I hope he proves me wrong.

So let's see here, do you think for one moment, any of these over inflated egotistical, over paid "anchors" will act independently to bring you the real news, when they are paid this kind of money or would it be more accurate to say that they will keep their mouths "moving" in a way, that spouts only what they are told to say?

Wow! I wish I was getting those salaries (though I prefer print). I studied some journalism in high school and college. Majored in it in college for a while but, since I couldn't pass a typing test of 40 words per minute, I had to drop it. It is a career I've never been able to get out of my system. I should do more blogging.

Seems like the action of a would be despot, crushing the freedom of the press because they don't print what the 'great leader' thinks. Checks and balances if he ends up throwing his wieght around like that in office - he will want to clamp down of free speech. Accusing them of lies? What a monster

Seems like the action of a would be despot, crushing the freedom of the press because they don't print what the 'great leader' thinks. Checks and balances if he ends up throwing his wieght around like that in office - he will want to clamp down of free speech. Accusing them of lies? What a monster

PEOTUS Trump did have a point about how the media predicted his loss. Obviously they were wrong and he is justified complaining about it.
IMHO he could have been more gracious about it, after all he did win and media has egg on their face.
PEOTUS does have a temper and is not afraid to let it show. Let's hope once he vents, we can move on to more productive things without holding grudges.
And maybe the media will take away a new feel for the need to make better predictions next time.

The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but
progress. -- Joseph JoubertAttachment 1008